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Pair of marionettes, Tanzania, Doe / Zigua, Size: H: 15,8 cm & 16,3 cm (male / female) (H: 6.2 inch & 6.4 inch (male / female)), ID: 3050992
Pair of marionettes, Tanzania, Doe / Zigua, Size: H: 15,8 cm & 16,3 cm (male / female) (H: 6.2 inch & 6.4 inch (male / female)), ID: 3050992 - 2/6 Pair of marionettes, Tanzania, Doe / Zigua, Size: H: 15,8 cm & 16,3 cm (male / female) (H: 6.2 inch & 6.4 inch (male / female)), ID: 3050992 - 3/6 Pair of marionettes, Tanzania, Doe / Zigua, Size: H: 15,8 cm & 16,3 cm (male / female) (H: 6.2 inch & 6.4 inch (male / female)), ID: 3050992 - 4/6 Pair of marionettes, Tanzania, Doe / Zigua, Size: H: 15,8 cm & 16,3 cm (male / female) (H: 6.2 inch & 6.4 inch (male / female)), ID: 3050992 - 5/6 Pair of marionettes, Tanzania, Doe / Zigua, Size: H: 15,8 cm & 16,3 cm (male / female) (H: 6.2 inch & 6.4 inch (male / female)), ID: 3050992 - 6/6
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Lot 44
Auction 103

Pair of marionettes ·  Tanzania, Doe / Zigua · ID: 3050992

sold EUR 500
Provenance
Galerie Jahn, Munich, Germany
Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
Size
H: 15,8 cm & 16,3 cm (male / female)
H: 6.2 inch & 6.4 inch (male / female)

Description

wood, plant fibre, glass beads, fabric, each mounted on base

With regard to a similar pair of puppets of comparable size, Felix mentions vague reports of ‘dancing figures’ that were used at funeral ceremonies and also by fortune-tellers.

The object Pair of marionettes with the object ID 3050992 was last part of the auction Auction 103 at November 16, 2024 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 44 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.

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Comparing literature

Felix, Marc L., Mwana Hiti, München 1990, p. 434, ill. 247

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